Conservation of tropical birds / [electronic resource]
by Sodhi, Navjot S; Wiley InterScience (Online service).
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BookPublisher: Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, ©2011Edition: 1st ed.Description: 1 online resource (706 pages).ISBN: 9781444342611; 1444342614; 9781444342581; 1444342584; 9781444334821; 1444334824.Subject(s): Birds -- Conservation -- Tropics -- Case studies | Biotic communities -- Tropics -- Case studies | Climatic changes -- Tropics -- Case studies | Global environmental change -- Case studies | Adaptation (Biology) -- Case studies | Biotic communities -- Tropics -- Case studies | Birds -- Conservation -- Tropics -- Case studies | Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects -- Tropics -- Case studies | Environmental Studies | Science | Zoology | NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife | SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biological Diversity | Adaptation (Biology) | Biotic communities | Birds -- Conservation | Climatic changes | Global environmental change | Tropics | Electronic books | Case studiesOnline resources: Wiley Online Library Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Colour Plates -- The State of Tropical Bird Biodiversity -- Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Tropical Birds -- Tropical Bird Extinctions -- Ecological Functions of Birds in the Tropics -- Fire and the Conservation of Tropical Birds -- Biotic Invasions and Tropical Birds -- Harvesting of Tropical Birds -- Climate Change Effects on Tropical Birds -- Conservation of Migratory Birds in the Tropics -- Conservation Prospects for Tropical Birds -- References -- Index.
The state of tropical bird biodiversity -- Effects of habitat fragmentation on tropical birds -- Tropical bird extinctions -- Ecological functions of birds in the tropics -- Fire and the conservation of tropical birds -- Biotic invasions and tropical birds -- Harvesting of tropical birds -- Climate change effects on tropical birds -- Conservation of migratory birds in the tropics -- Conservation prospects for tropical birds.
Conservation of Tropical Birds has been written by four conservation biologists whose expertise spans all the tropical regions of the world. It is the first book to cover all the major issues in tropical bird conservation. Current problems faced by tropical bird conservationists are summarised and potential solutions outlined based on the results of case studies. Birds are key indicators of ecosystem health, and such a well-studied group of organisms, that they provide an excellent lens through which to examine global conservation problems caused by phenomena such as climate change, declines in.
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